Show LONDON March 12In the Commons this afternoon Gladstone said Englands relations with Russia in consequence of the hitters reported encroachments on Afghan territory have not been improved during the past several days Fitmaurice Under Foreign Secretary stated that the Russians have not occupied Robat Pass In response to continued i queries he Paid it was not desirable on the part of the government to make j public any further information North cote asked whether or not the government govern-ment was able to say anything with regard re-gard to the Russian advance in Afghanistan Afghan-istan Korthcote in propounding the question took advantage of the occasion to refute the widespiead impression that the government had taken unusual steps to communicate with the opposition leaders upon the Afghan occurrences Gladstone replied and said he was unable to impart anything to substantially improve im-prove the information already possessed by the House He could only assure the House that the Afghan question had the constant and untiring attention of the government |